Marc Stein of ESPN tweeted out about the deal, which sources tell him couldn’t be finalized in time for Thursday evening’s draft. According to Stein, the Cavs hope that adding George to the team would convince LeBron James to stay in Cleveland.

Stein’s writing partner Chris Haynes also weighed in on the rumors:

One version of potential 3-team trade involving Cleveland, Indiana, Denver, Kenneth Faried would be Cavalier-bound, league sources tell ESPN